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Car washes and detailers in Arlington County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for car washes and detailers in Arlington County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #222 of 1,451 scored counties
#15 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $76.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $681 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.6M
- 3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 76% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 243,931
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 car washes and detailers in Arlington County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $681 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Arlington County spend about $76.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $7.6M of household spending for each location on map listings, 3 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which car washes and detailers share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as car washes in Arlington County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 22,405 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as car washes in Arlington County.
Population estimates show Arlington County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for car washes and detailers in Arlington County is 70 (upper middle), #222 of 1,451 scored counties and #15 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Arlington County compares
The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the car washes and detailers counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Arlington County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.6M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 22,405 | 6,997 | 6,523 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.3% | +16.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $681 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $142,114 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as car washes in Arlington County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Arlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 243,931+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 112,027
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 41%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 26 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9,089
- Median household income
- $142,114+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $189,970
- Median home value
- $895,000
- Jobs located here
- 166,762
- Daytime population
- 284,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fauquier County, VA | 89 | 7 | 2.6 | $4.7M | +4.8% | #10 of 1,451 |
| 2Frederick County, VA | 83 | 10 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +8.8% | #44 of 1,451 |
| 3Stafford County, VA | 80 | 23 | 4.4 | $2.8M | +8.3% | #61 of 1,451 |
| 4Bedford County, VA | 79 | 8 | 2.4 | $4.6M | +4.4% | #64 of 1,451 |
| 5Orange County, VA | 79 | 6 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +10.1% | #71 of 1,451 |
| 6James City County, VA | 77 | 5 | 1.6 | $6.5M | +6.2% | #87 of 1,451 |
| 7Augusta County, VA | 77 | 6 | 1.9 | $5.6M | +1.8% | #88 of 1,451 |
| 8Fairfax County, VA | 76 | 72 | 1.7 | $5.8M | +1.7% | #104 of 1,451 |
| 9Louisa County, VA | 76 | 6 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +13.6% | #111 of 1,451 |
| 10Prince William County, VA | 74 | 35 | 2.2 | $5M | +4.2% | #133 of 1,451 |
| 15Arlington County, VA | 70 | 10 | 0.9 | $7.6M | +2.1% | #222 of 1,451 |
Other business types in Arlington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care71
- Auto repair shops70
- Collision repair and body shops70
- Car washes and detailing70
- Tire shops69
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations71
- Insurance agencies73
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many car washes and detailers are in Arlington County, VA?
There are 10 car washes and detailers on map listings in Arlington County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count car washes and detailers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as car washes in 2023.
How much do households in Arlington County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $76.3M a year, or $681 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 car washes and detailers on map listings, it comes to $7.6M per location. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only car washes and detailers. It is estimated from the incomes of the 112,027 households in Arlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arlington County, VA compare with the U.S. for car washes and detailers?
Arlington County has 0.9 car washes and detailers per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per location is $7.6M, 3 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of car washes and detailers to household spending, Arlington County would have about 30, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,405 households, against one for every 6,523 across the U.S.
How fast is Arlington County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Arlington County at 243,931 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,027 households. Median household income in Arlington County is $142,114, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Arlington County scores 70 for car washes and detailers (upper middle), #222 of 1,451 scored counties.
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